(Okay, so I didn't put "Rome" in the accusative form...but no one would've recognized it then)

Who would've thought that I'd get HBO in my dorm? Apparently we do, and I came across the HBO series "Rome" while killing some time this evening. It's good, and they seem to have done a good job in general on it. If there's one gripe I have, it's not a valid argument: it's...HBO-like, if you will. There's a reason -- well, maybe lots of reasons -- it's on cable, and it's not because of an excessive number of backstabbings, vividly violent swordfights, and dismemberments.